Lip stick holder



B. A. SEAVER LIP STICK HOLDER Filed May 19, 1.934

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Pianeti Mar. 3,. 1936 PATENT oF'FlcE L11` STICK HOLDER:

Blake AAllen Seaver, Sprlngiield, Mass., assignor f to Blake Manufacturing Corporation, Springfield, Mass., a corporation oi Massachusetts Application May 19, 1934, serial No. *126,432

4 (ci. zoe-56) This invention relates to improvements in lip stick holders of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

in object of my invention is to provide a' holder for projecting' the stick beyond the upper edge of the holder whenl it is to be used, and to draw.it into the holder, when not in use.

A further object "is to provide means ior imparting a slow, axial movement to the lip stick,

resulting in a particularly smooth, easy, action,

with a minimum of frictional resistance to operation.

Broadly, my invention comprises an outer and inner tubular member, each formed with a spiral ,5 slot which terminates near the upper and lower edges, or ends, of the two tubular members. A carriermember is provided in which the lip stick is placed. 'I'his carrier is provided with a pin member, one end of which is located in the spiral slots of the two tubular members. lAttached to the inside tubular member is a base, or cap member, for rotating the same, which causes the pin rin the carrier to follow the spiral slot, and. at the saine time, tolfollow the spiral slot in the outer 2 5 tubular membr, whereby the combined action of the two spiral slots will causev the carrier to travel in an outward, or inward directlondepehding upon the direction of rotation of the base or cap.

, 'I'he spiral slots in the two tubular members are arranged in opposite-directions, that is to say, one is a right hand slot and the other a left hand slot.

thereon an outer sleeve member formed with-an 33 annular bead,this bead vproviding a seat i'or a suitable cap member, forclosing the open end oi the holder, when the lip stick is not in use. A echar, secured on the inner tubular member, is

provided with means for irictionally engaging the outer sleeve member, for'holding the lip stick in .any'desired projected position.,

Referring to the, drawi11g:-, Fig. 1 is a vertical', sectional view through the axis of the holder, showing'the two slotted tubu 45 lar members, the pin therein, and the carrier for the lip stick.l E

Fig-2 is a detail view ot the closure cap. Fig. 3 is an elevational view of the outside f sleeve.l l, 50 4 i a seminar/of the toner :6rv the 1nside tubular member.

rig. 5a e, detail view of the bese for operating the inner, slotted, tubular C.

c shows-'the outer. guide Aslottedsleeve,.or tubular .meinber.fr f' I The outer, tubular memberhas tightiy ntted'- Fig. '7 shows the inner, spiral, slotted tubular guide membe Fig. 8 is a detailview of the stick holder, or carrier. n,

Figs. 9 and 10 aredetail views ofthe blanks. 5 after being formed with an inclined slot in each blank and before they are rolled to form a tubu-v lar member for assembling the same.

Fig. 11 is a partial, sectional view, y similar to Fig. 1, illustrating a modiiied construction for 10 securing the inner, special, slotted tubular member to the operating base member, and

Fig.. 12 is a cross, sectional view on the line I2I2 of Fig. 1, illustrating the collar and arcuate spring lingers, frictionally engaging the out- 15 side sleeve. I

` Referring to the drawing in detail:-

I 'indicates the closure gap; 2 the outside sleeve. It is formed with the bead 2. 3 indicates a base member, having a knurled edge 3'. This 20 member is formed with a struck or bent-in part 4, which entersla slot 5 in the inside tubular guide member 6 for ,rotating this tubular member, when the base is turned. Located outside oi the member 6. is the tubular member 'l having the spiral 25 slot 8, Vwhich terminates near the opposite ends, asshown. y.The inside, tubular member 6 is formed with a spiral slot 9, which isa right hand one, while the slot 8 in the member lis a left hand one. These two tubular slotted members are `30 assembled one within l,the other, as shown iny Fig. l. I0, indicates the carrier member, in which the stick I I is placed. I2 is a pin which is located in the carrier I0. This pin, as shown, has one end located in the spiral slots Stand V9; its other .35 end is supported ine an elongated opening I5 formed in the struck-up tubular part I3 and is formed with a conical centering end II.

When the base piece Slis rotated right handed, the inner tubular guide sleeve 6 is rotated through 40 the connection of the struck-up part l and slot 5. The outer tubular member 1 is held stationary by trlctional engagement with the outside sleeve.; 2. Thus, when the member 6 is revolved while the member 1 remains stationary, the pin I2 is caused 45 to advance in an upward direction in the slots 8 and 9. The combined action of these two spiral slots on the movement of the pin I2,A and the stick` carrier is to retard the vertical movement of the carrier and the stick'II therein, relative to the 50 'rotary ovement of the member, and, tomi'nimize e frictionai resistance of -the fpm lz 'on the member 1. In constructions now known and used' in the art, using in combinationI a movable` sleeve with a spiral slot and anstationary sleeve with a vertical slot, or vice versa, it will be obvious that vertical movement of the pin and carrier will be in direct ratio to rotary movement of the base, whereas, in my construction, involving the use of opposed spiral slots, the vertical move-- ment of the' pin and carrier is approximately half the movement of the base. In other words, when a spiral and a vertical slot oo-operate to move the carrier, the carrier makes one revolution for each revolution of the base, but, when opposed, spiral slots co-operate to move the carrier, the carrier makes only one-half revolution for each revolution of the base. -The result of this ratio is to move my carrier in a vertical direction at ap- ,prox'imately half the speed, relative to rotary movement of theA base member, of the carrierA motivated by a pin engaged in co-operating spiral and vertical slots.

I4 indicatesa collar member that is ,secured to the slotted, inside guide, tubular member 6 for retaining it in place. The two tubular slotted guide members 3 and 1 are rolled from dat stock, as indicated in Figs. 9 and 10, and the inner member 3 is confined at the bottom by the base member 3 and at the top by the collar Il. The outer member 'l is confined within the sleeve member 2, between the base member 3 and the collar I4.

Frictional engagement between the inner tubular member 3 and the sleeve member 2 is provided by arcuate or radial spring ngers I3, formed on the collar Il and having their axes parallel to the-axis of the tubular members 3 and 1. These arcuate spring fingers I6 project slightly beyond the outer surface of the collar I4, and engage at their crowns the inner surface of the sleeve member 2, which is tightly lfltted on the outer, tubular member 1.

These ilngers are relatively longer than their widths, and their free ends located away from the inner surface of the cylinder 2.

In the modiiied construction, shown in Fig. 11, the inner, tubular member 6 is secured in the base member 3 by enlarging the end 3 within the limited portion 3' of the base 3, thus,forming a bell-shaped end which firmly grips the base`3.

I am well aware that it is not new to employ outer and .inner slotted, tubular members; one having a spiraLslot and one having a straight slot, but I believe the use, or employment of two tubular members, each having a spiral slot, and one slot opposed in pitch to the other, for controlling the movements of the carrier is new. By reason of the two tubular slotted guide members aosaeeo I and 'l having their pitches opposed to each other, the annular motion of the/base 3 is substantially greater than the annular movement of the carrier l Il, whereby the carrier and its stick is moved outward in a comparatively slow movement. 'I'his retarded movement results in a relatively easier and smoother action, resulting in a greatly improved feel in theoperation of the holder.

What I claim is:-

l. In a lip stick holder, two tubular members, one located within the other and each having a spiral slot therein. the pitches of which are opposed, a carrier member, a pin therein, the pin being located in the saidslots, base means for rotating one of the members comprising a base piece having a bent-in part which enters an opening in one of the said members which is to be rotated, a collar on the upper end of theinner tubular member, the base means having a part on lwhich the outer tubular member, rests and said collar serving to conne the outer tubular member.

2. In a 11p stick holder, a carrier and support for the lip stick comprising, in combination, a

shell formed with an opening in its side and an inwardly projecting boss oppositesaid opening, said boss being provided with an elongated opening therein, and a pin in said shell and bearing ,in said openings with an end thereof projecting beyond the outer surface of said shell.

3. In a. lip stick holder, a. carrier and support for the lip stick comprising, in combination, a cup-shaped member provided with an opening in its side wall and formed with an inwardly projecting boss opposite said opening, said boss being provided with an opening diametrically opposite the opening in the side wall of the cupshaped member, and a pin having a square end and a conical end, said pin being disposed within said cup-shaped member and bearing in said openings with the square end thereof projecting beyond the outer surface of said cup-shaped member opposite said boss.

4. In a lip stick holder, having inner and outer y.

tubular members revolvable relative to each other, and an outer sleeve secured on the outertubular member, a collar secured on the inner tubular member and formed with radial spring fingers relatively longer than their widths for,

frictionally engaging the inner surface of the outer sleeve, vthe free ends of said fingers being bent clear of said inner surface.

BLAKE ALLEN SEAVER. 

